New seed catalogs come while I am busiest with the activities of Christmas, and I always look forward to post-Christmas peace and time to sit
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Chickens in Chicken Heaven
The temperature is in the seventies here in South Carolina today, and I let the chickens out while I moved their pen. They haven’t had
A Book for the Chicken-Loving Gardener: “Free-Range Chicken Gardens” by Jessi Bloom
As I have bemoaned many times in this blog, chickens can make a mess of your flowerbeds. They remove the mulch from around plants with
Plan Your Asparagus Patch
A meal of fresh asparagus picked from the garden and brought into the house for a quick sauté in butter and a sprinkle with salt
Build a Cold Frame and Harvest Vegetables All Winter
If the cold temperatures a few weeks ago damaged your garden plants, perhaps it’s time for you to build a cold frame. Because the runners